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Friday 21st Jan 1898
A soft drizzly day. Grace done
big washing and hung it all on the line.
V carried Rattrays coal home. letters
from Mrs Watson saying his mother
on going to bed I slipped and hurt my
ankle some ached after going to bed.

Saturday 22nd Jan 1898
A cloudy soft day quiet. I'm sitting by
stove yet. Grace finished [illegible]

Monday 24 January 1898
Colder this morning
& freezing. V butchered a beef cow very fat &
killed 12 roosters. Grace & Mart dressed them for
Market. Will and Wells Jr helped Volty. I finished
the rug. Grace made fried cakes, and baked bread.
Volty went to Wellies for team and stayed to
supper, came back and went down to Franks
to blow horn.